This program compares two cube files pixel by pixel, with results written
to the log and/or user specified output file.
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Output:
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<tr>
<th>Label</th>
<th>Description</th>
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<td>Compare</td>
<td>The files are <b>different</b> if any pair of pixels is different, otherwise the files are <b>identical</b>.</td>
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<td>Sample</td>
<td>The sample of the first pair of pixels that is different</td>
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<td>Line</td>
<td>The line of the first pair of pixels that is different</td>
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<td>Band</td>
<td>The band of the first pair of pixels that is different</td>
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<td>AverageDifference</td>
<td>The average absolute value of the differences of all pairs of pixels</td>
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<td>StandardDeviation</td>
<td>The standard deviation of the absolute value of the differences of all pairs of pixels</td>
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<td>Variance</td>
<td>The variance of the absolute value of the differences of all pairs of pixels</td>
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<td>MinimumDifference</td>
<td>The smallest absolute value of the differences of all pairs of pixels</td>
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<td>MaximumDifference</td>
<td>The largest absolute value of the differences of all pairs of pixels</td>
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<td>MaxDifferenceSample</td>
<td>The sample of the pair of pixels with the largest difference</td>
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<td>MaxDifferenceLine</td>
<td>The line of the pair of pixels with the largest difference</td>
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<td>MaxDifferenceBand</td>
<td>The band of the pair of pixels with the largest difference</td>
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<td>ValidPixelDifferences</td>
<td>The number of pairs of nonspecial pixels that are different</td>
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<td>SpecialPixelDifferences</td>
<td>The number of pairs of pixels that are different where at least one pixel is special</td>
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<td>SigFigAccuracy</td>
<td>The minimum value of the approximate number of significant figures of the differences of all pairs of pixels. The approximation is given by floor(log10(in1)) - floor(log10(abs(in1 - in2)) where in1 and in2 are the pair of pixels.</td>
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<td>SigFigMaxDifferenceSample</td>
<td>The sample of the first pair of pixels where SigFigAccuracy in minimized</td>
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<td>SigFigMaxDifferenceLine</td>
<td>The line of the first pair of pixels where SigFigAccuracy in minimized</td>
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<td>SigFigMaxDifferenceBand</td>
<td>The band of the first pair of pixels where SigFigAccuracy in minimized</td>
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</table>
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Incuded keywords MaxDifference Line, Sample and Band in the output to
indicate the line, sample, band where the max cube difference occured
<description> This is the default output compare log. Use the TO parameter for a text file output.
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